1835,

LAWS OF MARYLAND;

CHAP. 186.

CHAPTER 186.

Passed Mar 24,1836

A further supplement to the act, entitled, an act to in-

corporate a company to make a Turnpike road leading

to Cumberland, and for the extension of the charters

of the several Banks in this State, and for other pur-

poses, passed at November session, eighteen hundred

and twelve, chapter seventy -nine.

Preamble

WHEREAS, an article of agreement has been enter-

ed into by the President, Managers and Company of

the Cumberland Turnpike Road, and the Chesapeake

and Ohio Canal Company, by which it has been stipu-

lated and agreed that the said canal company shall

have the privilege of using and occupying, for the

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, certain portions of the

Turnpike Road leading from the west bank of the

Conococheague creek to Hancock, and thence to the

town of Cumberland, in Allegany county, which road

was made and constructed by virtue of the aforesaid

act of Assembly and its several supplements; And

whereas, it will be necessary to change and alter the

present location of said turnpike road, at such points

as may be required, for the use of said canal; — There-

fore:

Transfer authorised

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the president, managers and company

of the Cumberland turnpike road be and they are

hereby authorised and empowered, to transfer to the

Chesapeake and Ohio canal company, such portions of

the present bed of said turnpike road as may be found

necessary to be used and occupied by the said canal,

upon such terms and conditions as the said president

and managers of the Cumberland turnpike road, and

the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company have hereto-

Change of location

fore, or may hereafter mutually agree upon; and that

the present location of said road may be so altered,

and such other ground used and occupied for said road

at the points at which said road and canal may come

in contact, as may be found necessary, and on such

terms as have heretofore or may hereafter be agreed

upon by said companies; Provided, that the said alte-